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Amanda Sevasti Fairweather's profile on Bizcommunity

Amanda is Head of Social Media at NATIVE and a regular commentator on the digital landscape in South Africa. She previously established the Social@Ogilvy practice within Ogilvy Johannesburg. Before moving into online communications, Amanda worked as a copywriter and creative head for eight years on BTL activations and digital campaigns. Amanda believes that the future of advertising is inextricably linked with social networking. She dreams of a day when data is free. Follow @AmandaSevasti; email .
[2012 trends] 12 specifically South African social media trends

[Amanda Sevasti Fairweather] Looking at the future of social media, it's easy to consider international trends and forget that South Africa is a developing market with unique features. In some ways, particularly mobile adoption, we are ahead of some developed markets, but in others we are still playing catch-up. Here is what will most likely define the South African market in 2012.

Posted 1 year ago | Like (2)
Don't feed the trolls: a guide to who they are and why they do it

[Amanda Sevasti Fairweather] They hide under the bridges of online anonymity, ready to pounce on unsuspecting forums, chat rooms, news sites and blogs. They can ruin a lively debate with one well-placed comment. They do not care about contributing. Often they don't even believe what they type. Their only desire is to provoke you - they are the Internet trolls.

Posted 2 years ago | Like

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